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H. G. DEWEY. LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR-27, 12916.

Patented Sept. 16,1919.

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LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION r1150 APR-27, 1916.

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LABELING MACHINE.

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LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27.1916.

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avwemtoz has been considered impracticable to apply UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAYWOOD G. DEWEY. 0F WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO FRED H. KNAPP COMPANY, OF WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HAYWOOD G. DEWEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westminster, in the county of Carroll and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Labeling- Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference" being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to labeling machines, and while adapted for a variety of uses, is more especially designed for the labeling of buckets, cans, etc., having ears or other peripheral projections tosupport a handleor the like.

In the art to which the invention relates it labels to cans pr buckets having peripheral ears, for the reason, among others, thatthe label could not'be accurately applied so as to present a smooth, unwrinkled surface, and one of the primary objects of the present in vention is to provide a machine adapted to apply the labels to articles of. this character, which said labels will snugly fit the periphery of the articles and present a neat and pleasing appearance. H

In carrylng out this feature of the invention, labels are provided, referably with recesses toregister with t e ears of the bucket, and means are provided for automatically and accurately positioning the buckets with regard to the labels, so that in the application of the'latter the ears of the bucket will project through the apertures of the labels, to the end that the labels will snugly fit about the body portion of the bucket. Y ff It is also proposed by the present invention to provide means for accurately spacing buckets, cans or other articles to be labeled, and while this spacing means is of'a character adapted for general use in the art of labeling machines, the same is, at the same time,of particular advantage in connection with thepresent machine, in that itis necessary that each article, be accurately positioned with respect to the label to beapplied thereto.

A still further object of the inventibn is to provide; an auxiliary sazfety stop device, the same operating to restrain the movement of the articles through the machine inthe event the operation of the first mentioned Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Application filed A rn'm, 1916. Serial No. 93,876.

spacing means should be interrupted, and while this auxiliary spacing means is operatively associated with the main spacing mechanism, the same is applicable in other connections and without the first mentioned spacing medium.

Finally, the invention includes a labeling machine for the described purpose, of novel construction, comparatively slmple inv design, accurate 'in operation, and otherwise hi hly efiicient in use.

urtherimprovements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the machine will be appreciated from the description to follow, which, for a clear understanding of the invention is to be considered in connection with the ac-' companying drawings, forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed, for the purpose of illustration, a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention, though it is to be understood, in this connection, that many minor changes in such construction and arrangement of parts may be madewithout deviating from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a side elevation.

.Fig. 2 is a transverse section, substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

" Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation illus- Fig. 6 is a top plan of bucket feed mechanism at the front end of the. machine.

enlarged of parts of the Figs. 7 and'8 are detail views of the same,

the'parts being shown enlarged.

F-ig. 9 is an illustration of a label suitable for use in connection with the machine.

a With more particular reference to the drawmgs, wherein like reference numerals v referto correspon ding parts throughout the several views, 1 is a main frame, of any desired construction and material, the same" I being adapted to=be supported upon suitable legs 2, there preferably being a pair of such legs projecting outwardly and downwardly from the frame adjacent opposite ends thereof.

Suitable cross braces 3 project between the legs, one brace extending from a leg at one end of the machine to the opposite leg at the other end of the machine, and said braces being connected at their point of crossing 4, as by a suitable bolt 5, which said bolt terminates in a suitable supporting member, such as an eye 6, for the purpose to presently appear.

Extending longitudinally of the machine is a suitable runway generally indicated by the numeral 7 said runway having at opposite sides guide rails 8, of any approved type, but one of said rails being preferably yieldable so as to allow for variations in the length of the article to be labeled. That portion of the runway at the forward end of the machine, and below the spacing mechanism, to be described, is preferably formed of yieldable metallic strips 9. Arranged to deliver the articles to this portion of the runway is a suitable chute 10, hingedly connected at 11 to the frame, in any desired manner, and adapted to be supported in elevated position through the medium of a brace bar 12, pivoted thereto at 13. The brace bar 12 is adapted to engage in a suitable socket portion 14, arranged on an end bar 15, projecting between the legs 2, at the end of the machine.

A delivery chute 16, for the cans is arranged at the rear end of the machine, being hingedly connected, in any desired manner, to the framework thereof, and having at its free end a supporting bar 17, pivoted at 18, and adapted, when the delivery chute is in elevated position, to engage in asocket 18, arranged on the end bar 19. It is deslrable at times, when the machines are shipped, or when the same are not in use, to move the feed and delivery chute into a position substantially within the confines of the framework of the machine. In order to accomplish this, it is simply necessary to release the bars 12 and 17 from the sockets 14 and 18, and with a view to protecting the floorin and maintaining the chutes in posltion, said supporting rods 12 and 19 are adapted at their free ends, to engage within the eye portion 6 of the bolt 5, previously described.

Positioned upon the main frame 1, adjacent opposite ends thereof, are suitable overhang brackets 20, adapted to adjustably support, through the medium of the pin and slot connection 21, a conveyer or feed belt frame 22. Adjacent one end of the frame 22 is a suitable drive shaft 23, adapted to have movement imparted thereto, in any desired manner, and supported upon said shaft for rotary movement therewith, are suitable belt wheels 24. Similar wheels 25 are fi xed upon a shaft 23 adjacent the opposite end of the belt supporting frame 22.

The belts 26 are of any desired constructlon, and suitable spring pressed belt guides, 27, may be provided to engage the lower stretch of the belt and maintain the same in .feed engaging contact with the articles, to move the same along the runway 7.

Projecting forwardly from the belt supporting shaft 23, at the forward end of the machine, and loosely sleeved on said shaft is a suitable rocking frame 28, having a forked end forming bearings for a roller shaft 29, upon which is mounted a suitable roller 30, of any desired construction, and adapted to engage the foremost can at the lower end of the chute 10, and interrupt the movement thereof. 31 is a rigid upright bar or support having a slotted portion 32, adapted to engage over the shaft 29. Loosely positioned on the shaft 29 to one side of the roller member 30 is a sprocket wheel 33, adapted to be driven through the medium of a chain 34, which latter is mounted at its opposite end upon a sprocket wheel 35, keyed to the shaft'23 Mounted upon the hub of the sprocket wheel 33 for' rotary movement therewith is a cam 36, adapted in the rotary movement thereof to engage a suitable abutment member, whereby to elevate the shaft 29 and the parts carried thereby, and thereby release the engagement between the roller member 30 and the bucket or can.

37 is a lever pivoted at 38 to the upright support 31, the said lever having an offset upper end 39, to engage over the top of the shaft 29, and said lever 37 has intermediate its ends, a roller bearing 40 adapted to engage the periphery of the cam member 36, 41-.41 are pins or lugs projecting from the support 31, one upon each side of the lowerend 42 of the lever 37 In the normal position of the lever, the lower end 42 is in engagement with the lug 41, by a spring 41, and in the movement of the cam 36, the enlarged portion thereof is adapted to engage the roller 40, thereby moving the lower end of the lever 37 into contact with the lug 41, which limits the pivotal movement of the lever and moves the overhanging end 39 thereof out of the path of the shaft 29. Y

The continued movement of the cam member 36 by contacting with the roller'40 tends to elevate the shaft 29 and thebucket or can holding roller 30, whereby the article is released.

An auxiliary stop for the article is preferably provided, the same including an elongated arm 43, pivoted at 44, to the bracket support 28 and having a pivotal connection intermediate its ends withan elongated arm 45, slotted at its lower end so as to engage over the pin or projection 11. When properly positioned the lower end of the arm 45 may be secured, the slotted portion allowing for any desirable adjustment. A spring member 48 connected at one end 49 to the pin 11, and at its opposite end. 50, to the free end of the arm 43, is adapted the application of the label with the result "cle labeled.

to normally maintain the free end of said arm in position to engage the article succeeding the foremost one in engagement with the spacing mechanism. The free end of the arm preferably has projecting therefrom across bar 51, which constitutes the article holding means or stop proper. The stop 51, just described, being mounted upon the adjustable swinging arm 28 of the spacing mechanism, the same is adapted to retain the succeeding articles in position when the roller 30, of the spacing mecha- 'nism is elevated to release the foremost bucket.

The continued movement of the cam member 36, which tends to permit the wheel 30 and associated parts to fall by gravity, will elevate the article engaging arm 43, against the action of the spring, so as to release the succeeding article and allow the same to contact with the spacing roller or.

wheel 30.

52 is a suitable paste pot of any improved type, having therein a paste roller 53, adapted to be driven in any desired manner as through gear connection 5 1, with one,of.

the rotary parts mounted on the shaft 23*. 55 is a suitable label receptacle or support of any of the approved types, the same having a follower adapted to position the upermost label whereby it may be engaged y the article to be labeled in its movement along therunway. 56 is alap-end pasting belt of any desired construction, the same adapted to receive paste from a suitable supply receptacle 5'7, and arranged in its,

movement to engage the exposed surface of the lap end of the label. 58 is an elongated brush extending longitudinally of therunway and there'above, the same projecting between the feed belts 26, whereby toengage the periphery of the labeled can, substantially from end to end thereof, and tending to firmly afiix the label as well as to iron out any The brush is, arranged above the lap end pasting member 56, whereby to directly engage the can on that the label willhave a snug and smooth fit upon the article.

' Mechanism is provided for adapting the machine to buckets or similar articles having handle engaging ears or the like on the periphery thereof, and it is preferably to employ alabel, for this purpose conveniently of the type illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings, wherein designates the label and B aperturestherein, which aper tures are of a size and so spaced that in the application of the label, the ears of the bucket will project through said apertures, whereby the body portion of the label will lie flat against the body portion of the arti- In carrying out this feature of the inillustrated in Fig. 1.

the article will readily rideupon' and over the same.

The lever 61 at the rear of the pivotal connection '60 projects downwardly as at 63, and has a suitable bearing for a shaft 64, upon which is loosely mounted one or more rollers or wheels 65, there being two illustrated. .The periphery of said wheels.

65 is preferably provided witha yieldable surface or tread 66, which normally pro jects slightly above the plane of the runways 7, which said. ,runways '7 have a slightly inclined part 7 immediately in ad vance of that 'portion of the rollers pro- Jecting above the main portion of the runway. Said/inclined parts of the runways are adapted to-elevate the article in its rotary movement whereby the same readily ride upon and oversaid wheels 65. The rear end of. the cradle lever 61. projects slightly upwardly, as indicated at 67,

and supports" at its free end a wheel or" wheels '68, two of such wheels being illustrated and having yieldable tread surfaces, 69. When such wheels 68 are in position to interrupt the movement of the articles,

a portion thereof will project considerably above the plane of the runway 7, as clearly 70 is a suitable support, fixed in position in any desired manner upon the framework of the machine and having at its upper end, in one side thereof, cut out parts 71. That side of the support 70, with the cut out parts, ispreferably reinforced by an elonated plate 72, secured thereto as by bolts 73 The cut out parts 71 afford a suitable seat or stop for the offset free end of a lever. 75, pivoted at 76 to the upper end of a lever 77, which said lever has verti-.

cally-s'paced notches 78 and 79, adapted to receive the end of a, bolt or boss 80, having a squared portion tmeng'age the wall of the notches '78 and 79. The walls surrounding the cut out part 71 of the support 70 c0nstitu'te means for'limiting the lengthwise movement of the lever arm 75 in themovement of the; support 77 about the pivot 85, and also limits" the downward movement of the free end of saidlever 75 about its piv- .otal support on said member 77.

The lever 75 is provided with a downwardly projecting lug 81, adapted to engage astop pin 82, on the lever 77 and is normally held in engagement by a suitable spring 83, secured at one end to the end of the lever 75 and at its opposite end to the lever 77. A spring 8% is connected at one end to the support 70, and at its opposite end to the lower end of the lever 77, which latter is pivoted, at 85, to a stationary support of any desired construction.

Assuming that the lever arm is in position whereby the end 62 thereof projects into the path of the bucket, the bucket engages that end 62 of the trip, in its movement along the runway, and by exerting downward pressure on said trip, tends to elevate the opposite end of the cradle lever 61, whereby to position a considerable portion of the wheel 68 above the runways, to the end that said wheels will constitute an abutment or pocket for the traveling article. The article, by engaging the wheels 68, will be rotatable about the seat, provided by the wheels 65 and 68 until one of the projecting ears on the article engages beneath the overhanging lip 86 of the lever -7 5, which will interrupt the rotatable movement of the bucket. By reason of the peculiar inclination of the upper surface 87 of the overhanging lip 86, it will be observed that the usual seam or rib on the bucket will not be held by the lower portion of said inclined surface 87, but will readily ride past the overhanging lip 86, to the end that the rotary movement of the bucket will not be interrupted until one of the ears thereof engages beneath the lug 86, when its rotary movement will be stopped. When in this positionthe bucket ear forces the end 86 in the direction of the arrow until stopped by the abutment 71. In this movement the arm 77 is withdrawnfrom engagement with the stop pin 80, on the arm 67, when the pressure eX- erted by the feed belts on the bucket and against-the wheels 68 will impart downward and outward movement to the end 67 of the cradle lever. The continued lowering movement of the end 67 of the cradle lever, with the wheel 68, will bring the pin 80 into registration with the notch 79, and by reason of the spring 84:, that portion of the lever 77 with the notch 79 therefor will abut against the pin 80, so that the latter will automatically seat in the notch, 79, to limit the lowering movement of this end of the cradle.

The lowering movement of the wheels 68 will, of course, release the buckets, whereby their rotary movement along the runway may be continued, it being understood that the can, when released, is accurately positioned so that in its movement the ears will register with the openings B in the labels. It is desirable that there be no sliding or lost motion when the articles are released, and to this end, the runways at a point below the position of the article on the cradle afforded by the rollers and 68, are provided with a notched or roughened surface 88, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. When released by the wheels, the bucket by engaging the roughened surface 88 of the runway will be held from sliding and the feed belts 26 will continue the rotary movement of the buckets, which movement is so timed and proportioned that the bucket will engage the periphery of the paste roller 53 so as to apply a line of paste across the bucket at a point between the ears C thereof.

In the continued movement of the bucket, the opposite portion thereof will engage the forward end of the label and pick up the same, and in the wrapping of the label about the bucket, in the rotary movement of the latter, the apertures B thereof will be found to register and engage over the said ears C of the bucket.

The operation may be reviewed as follows The buckets being fed to the feed chute 10 will travel down the same, and when the machine is at rest, the stop member 51 will prevent the buckets from being delivered to the runway. Upon operating the machine and elevating the stop member 51 a bucket will be delivered to a point. in contact with the spacing roller 30. The cam member 36 being rotated from a suitable drive connection with one Of the feed belt rollers will move into contact with the abutment roller 40 on the vertically disposed arm 37 with the result that the overhanging end 39 of said arm will release the shaft of the spacing roller, which has been held in lowered position by such engagement of the overhanging portion 39 of said arm and the shaft. Said shaft 29 having been released, the same is free to be. elevated by the continued movement of the cam surface over the abutment 40. Upon the elevation of the shaft 29' and the feed roller 30, the bucket in contact therewith will be released so as to be fed along the runway through the medium of the feeding belts 26. So soon as the enlarged portion of the cam member passes beyond the abutment,

the spacing roller 30 and associated parts are free to fall,-by gravity, so as to interrupt the movement of a succeeding bucket. This downward movement of the roll 30 and associated parts permitted by the swinging support 28 having a pivotal con nection with the arm 43, will tend to elevate the stop member 51, so as to release a succeeding bucket. In this way, it will be observed that the spacing roller 30 and stop member 51 cotiperate, with the result that when the foremost bucket is released from i the spacing roller for movement along the runway the next succeeding bucket will be held by the stop member 51, whereas when the spacing roller is lowered into spacing position the stop member 51 will be elevated so as to permit the foremost bucket to roll-into contact with said spacing roller. In thls connection, should the machine be stopped at a time when the spacing roller 30 is elevated, the stop 51 will be in downward position whereby to stop the flow of buckets into the runway.

The buckets, when delivered to the runway, are fed by the feed belts and in the rolling movement along the runway engage the trip arm 61, thereby elevating the rear end of the cradleframe and'positloning the stop rollers 68 above the runway, whereby to interrupt the movement of the buckets, and said rollers 68, when in this position, cotiperating with the rollers 65 to form an anti-friction retaining pocket for the buck ets.

The feed belts being in contact with the buckets cause the buckets to rotate in said pocket until the handle retaining means, such as an ear, moves into contact with the abutment 86, when the retaining ,rolls 68 will be lowered through the mechanism heretofore described, allowing the bucket to fall into contact with the roughened surface 88, which latter prevents slipping of the bucket. The feed belts continue the rolling movement of the bucket over the runway, and it w1ll be seen that the registering mechanlsm ust described will cause the buckets to accurately assume a, position relative to.

the labels, to the end that the handle retaining ears of the bucket will register with the apertures in the labels, thereby permitting the ears to project throughsaid apertures, when the labels are wound around the buckets.

The buckets, before arriving at the labeling mechanism will, of course, have applied thereto, through the medium of the paste member 53, a daub or daubs of paste, whereby the label will be picked up by the bucket, the lap end of the label having applied thereto paste through the medium of the lap end paste mechanism, heretofore referred to.

The continued movement of the buckets,

with the labels applied thereto, brings the same into contact with the brushing member 58, arranged above the runway, and in this connection, .the brush isof especial merit in that the bristles thereof may readily ride over the ears of the bucket and smoothly iron out the label about the periphery of the bucket.

Should one of the ears of the bucket, in the feeding movement of the latter, come in contact with the upper surface of the lug 87, it will be appreciated that the arm 75 til the next car of the bucket passes under the lug 87 to force the arm 75 rearward,

the arm 75, when released by the ear of the bucket being elevated to normal position by the spring 83.

In the description and claims, wherein the term package or packages may be employed, as the article being treated, it is to be understood that this term, is to be considered as a general one, including broadly any article such as a pail, can or the like upon which it is desirable to apply the labels. I

I claim 1. In a machine for labeling buckets and the like, which latter have handle engaging parts, a support for labels having apertures to register with sa1d parts, a runway for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism, means for feeding the buckets along the runway whereby to receive an application of paste, and whereby to contact the pasted area of the bucket with the labels, and means in advance of the label receptacle acutated by the movement of the buckets for automatically positionin the bucket with respect to the labels w ereby the apertures of the latter register with the handle engaging parts of the bucket.

2. In a machine for labeling buckets and the like, which latter have handle engaging parts, a support for labels having apertures to register with said parts, a runway -for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism,

the movement of the bucket for automati-.

cally. ositioning the bucket with respect to the la els whereby the apertures of the latter register with the handle engaging parts of the bucket, and means acting in the continued movement of the buckets to ress the applied label in smooth contact wit the periphery of the bucket.

3. In a machine for labeling buckets and the like having a peripheral ear, a runway, a support for labels having a part to register with said ear, feeding means for the buckets, and means governed by the movement of the buckets for insuring registration of said part of the label with said ear.

4. In a labelin machine, a runway for buckets and the li e, a label receptacle, pasting mechanism, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a pocket to receive and retain the buckets, means for imparting rotatable movement to the buckets while in the pocket, and means acting in the rotatable movement of the buckets to release the latter whereby a particular part thereof will register with a supported label.

5. In a labeling machine, a runway for buckets and the like, a label receptacle, past ing mechanism, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a pocket to receive and retain the buckets, means for imparting rotatable movement to the buckets while in the pockets, means for interrupting said rotatable movement, and means for releasing the buckets from the pockets.

6. In a labeling machine, a runway for buckets and the like, a labe. receptacle, pasting mechanism, and means for registering thebuckets with respect to the labels including rollers forming a pocket to receive and interrupt the movement of the buckets along the runway, means for rotating the bucket in said pocket, and means for releasing the bucket whereby the same may continue its movement to contact with a supported label.

7. In a labeling machine, a runway for buckets and the like, a label receptacle, pasting mechanism, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including rollers forming a pocket to receive and interrupt the movement of the buckets along the runway, means for rotating the bucket in said pocket, and automatically operable means for releasing the bucket whereby the same may continue its movement to contact with a supported label.

8. In a labeling machine, the combination of a runway for buckets and the like, a label support, pasting mechanism, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the supported labels including oppositely disposed rollers to receive therebetween a bucket to interrupt the movement thereof, means for rotating the bucket, and means for limiting said rotation, and a movable support for the rollers whereby the bucket may be released.

9. In a labeling machine, the combination of a runway for buckets and the like, a label support, pasting mechanism, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the supported labels including oppositely disposed rollers to receive therebetween a bucket to interrupt the movement thereof, means for rotating the bucket, and means for limiting said rotation, a movable support for the rollers, and means actuated by thebncket'to position the rolls whereby to release the buckets. i

10. In a labeling'machine,the combination of a runway for buckets and the like, pasting n'ieuhanism. a roll mounted on a movable support whereby to h sitioned in the path of the bucket to ir. rrupt the movement thereof along the runway, and means for moving said roller to release the bucket when the latter is in a predetermined position.

11. In a labeling machine, a runway for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism, a label support, a movable member to be projected in the path of the buckets to interrupt the movement along the runway, means for imparting rotatable movement to the bucket when in contact with said interrupting means, and means for releasing said interrupting means when the bucket assumes a predetermined position.

12. In a labeling machine, a runway for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism, a label support, a movable member to be projected in the path of the buckets to interrupt the movement along the runway, means for imparting rotatable movement to the bucket when in contact with said interrupt: ing means, and automatically operable means for releasing said interrupting means when the bucket assumes a predetermined position.

13. In a labeling machine, the combination of a runway for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism, a label support, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a movable stop to interrupt the feeding movement of the bucket along the runway, means for positioning the bucket in accurate relation to the label while in engagement with saidstop, and means for releasing the stop.

14. In a labeling machine, labeling mechanism, a runway for buckets and the like, pasting mechanism, means for moving the buckets out of contact with the runway, said means being constructed and arranged to interrupt the feeding movement along the runway, releasing means for the last men.- tioned means, means for properly positioning the bucket before said means is released and a friction surface adjacent the runway to be engaged by the bucket when released whereby to prevent slipping of the bucket after the same has been so properly positioned.

15. In a labeling machine, the combina-' 'tion of pasting mechanism, labeling mechanism, a runway for buckets and the like, said runway having a friction surface intermediate its ends, means for interrupting the feeding movement of the bucket at a point above said friction surface, means whereby the bucket may rotate until properly posltioned, and means acting after the proper positioning of the bucket for releasing the interrupting means whereby the bucket will contact with said friction surface, and means for feeding the bucket into contact with the supported label.

16. In a labeling machine. the combination of a runway tor buckets and the like,

pasting mechanism, a support for labels, a stop roll in the path of the bucket along the runway, and trip mechanism to be engaged by a bucket to move said roll into holding position while permitting the bucket to rotate in contact with said roll, and means for releasing the roll-to permit continued movement of the bucket along the runway.

17. In a labeling machine, a support for labels, a runway for buckets and the like, a movable roller adapted to be projected into the path of a bucket in its movement along the runway, and means acting while the bucket is in contact With'said roller to release the latter when the bucket assumes a predetermined relation.

18. In a labeling machine, a support for labels, a runway for buckets and the like, a movable roller adapted to be projected into the path of a bucket in its movement along the runway, and means acting while the bucket is in contact with said roller to release the latter when the bucket assumes a predetermined relation, said "roll being positioned in the path of the bucket by the movement of an incoming bucket.

19. In a labeling machine, labeling mechanism, pasting mechanism, and registering mechanism including a stop to be projected in the path of a moving bucket, a retaining means for said stop, said retaining means being adapted to be released by contact of an ear of the bucket therewith.

20. In a labeling machine, a support for labels, a runway for buckets and the like, which latter have peripheral ears, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a rocking frame having at one end a trip member to be engaged by a bucket in its movement along the runway and at its opposite end a stop roller to be projected into the path of the bucket, means'for retaining. said roller in stopping position, means for-imparting rotary movement to the bucket while in contact with said roller, and an abutment to be engaged by an ear of the bucket in the rotary movement thereof to release said retaining means. i

21. In a labeling machine, a support for labels, a runway for buckets and the like, which latter have peripheral ears, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a rocking frame having at one end a trip member to be engaged by a bucket in its movement along the runway and at its opposite end a stop roller to be projected into the path of the bucket, means for retaining the roller in stopping position,

including a vertically disposed pivoted arm having an engaging part to interlock with an engaging part of the rocking frame, and means actuated by a rotary movement of the bucket when in contact with the roller to disengage said interlocking parts where by the roller may be lowered to release the bucket.

22. In a labeling machine, a support for labels, a runway for buckets and thelike, which latter have peripheral ears, and means for registering the buckets with respect to the labels including a rocking frame having at one end a trip member to be engaged by a bucket in its movement along the runway and at its opposite end a stop roller to be projected into the path of the bucket, means for retaining the roller in stopping position, including a vertically disposed pivoted arm having an engaging part to interlock with an engaging part of the rocking frame, and means actuated by a rotary movement ofthe bucket when in contact with the roller to disengage said interlocking parts whereby the roller may be lowered to release the bucket, said means including a horizontally disposed arm connected to the vertically disposed arm and having a bucket ear engaging lug at one end, whereby in the rotary movement .of the bucket said longitudlnal movement to the horizontally disposed arm.

'Intestimony whereof I hereuntoaflix'my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HAYWOOD G; DEWEY, Witnesses: J. F. WILLIAMS,

W. MYERS, Jr.

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